Jesus said: “And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” (Luke 11:9) So don’t hesitate to come to The Father today. Seek Him out, pester Him, nag Him every hour of the day. Tell Him your worries and fears, your […]
Laurentius Surius (1522–1578), a Carthusian monk and writer of the lives of saints wrote about how “a certain blind man obtained the restoration of his sight by praying to St. Bedasto, bishop. Thinking the matter over, he prayed again to his heavenly patron, but this time with the purpose that if the possession of his
Is there anything better for us to have in our heart, or utter with our lips, or record with our pen, than “Thanks be unto God?. No other phrase is more easily spoken, and nothing more pleasant in sound, profound in significance, and profitable in practice. – from St. Augustine
“Interior repentance is a radical reorientation of our whole life, a return, a conversion to God with all our heart, an end of sin, a turning away from evil, with repugnance toward the evil actions…” (CCC #1431)
“If the angels were capable of envy, they would envy us for two things: one is the receiving of Holy Communion, and the other is suffering… You will save more souls through prayer and suffering than will a missionary through his teachings and sermons alone.” – St. Faustian
“If only we could live with more trust in divine Providence, strong in faith, in the certainty of God’s daily protection which never fails, how many worries and anxieties we would be spared. Then that fretfulness which, as Jesus said, is typical of pagans, of ‘the heathen world’, that is, of people who lack a
Patience is the virtue which permits us to live in a state of suffering, hardship and privation without losing our serenity…it is the voluntary acceptance of suffering in view of God and eternal happiness (Divine Intimacy #291)
Acquire the virtues you believe lacking in your brothers. Then you will no longer see their defects, for you will no longer have them yourself.” – Saint Augustine
Put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, (Colossians 3:12)
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